Suffolk House High Street Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DU

DC/25/04190Notification: Works to Trees in Con AreaApproved

Prior approval

Approved on 17 October 2025

Council decision: Raise No ObjectionDelegated (officer decision)

Approximate site (title boundary)

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Proposal

Notification of works to trees in a Conservation Area - T1- large European Lime (Tillia europea) to be crown raised by 1.5m-3m over the Suffolk House garden, lower limbs to also be target pruned. T2- small Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus gunnii) to be reduced in height by 1-1.5m. T3/T4 2x small Himalayan Birch (Betula utilise) to be removed to ground level to allow the larger more appropriately planted tree to flourish. T5- medium Hornbeam (Carpinus betulus) to be crown raised by 1-2m and crown reduced by 1-1.5m. T6- Sm Eucalyptus (Eucalyptus gunnii) to be removed to ground level. T7- small weeping judus tree (circus siliquastrum) to be target pruned to bring back shape. T8- Large Walnut (jugulans regia) to be deadwood for safety.

Received: 21 September 2025
Decision level: Delegated (officer decision)
Council: Babergh District Council
Ward: Stradbroke & Laxfield

ReceivedReceived21 Sep
ValidatedValidated22 Sep
Consult.Consultation13 Oct
TargetTarget Date3 Nov
DecidedDecided17 Oct

Decided in 25 days (council typically 49)

About this application

This is a tree application at Suffolk House High Street Laxfield Woodbridge Suffolk IP13 8DU. Babergh Mid Suffolk has handled 1,921 applications of this type. This one was decided in 26 days, 3 weeks quicker than Babergh Mid Suffolk's typical decision time. The site is in the Laxfield conservation area, with 12 listed buildings nearby. There have been 7 other applications at this address. In the past year there have been 71 applications across Stradbroke & Laxfield. We hold 1,031 applications in total for the IP13 postcode area.

99% of trees applications at Babergh District Council were approved. Across all application types, the council typically decides in about 7 weeks (median).

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Application details

Postcode: IP13 8DU
Application type: Notification: Works to Trees in Con Area
Scale / size: Small
Parish: Laxfield

Planning application dates

Date validated: 22 September 2025
Consultation expiry: 13 October 2025
Consultation start: 22 September 2025
Consultation end: 13 October 2025
Last date for comments: 13 October 2025
Target decision date: 3 November 2025
Permission expires: 17 October 2027

Applicant and agent

Agent: Grayston Arboriculture
Agent address: 21, Noyes Avenue Laxfield Woodbridge IP138EB United Kingdom

Planning decision

Statutory period: 42 days

Additional information

Planning Portal ID: PP-14348089
Comments: 0
Documents: 7
Constraints: 2

Site constraints

Checking the site

2/3

Council recordsAppealsFlood risk

Designations that overlap or adjoin the site outline.

Conservation area: Laxfield
Listed building: Grade II: Suffolk HouseOn this site · +1 more
Flood zone 1: Low probability (rivers and sea)

Not published by this council, so not checked: Article 4 directions and tree preservation orders. Ask the council if these matter.

Also checked, none recorded (20)

flood storage areas, green belt, scheduled monuments, World Heritage Sites, World Heritage Site buffer zones, registered parks and gardens, registered battlefields, Heritage at Risk entries, nutrient neutrality catchments, national parks, National Landscapes, SSSIs, Special Areas of Conservation, Special Protection Areas, Ramsar sites, ancient woodland, national nature reserves, local nature reserves, heritage coasts and brownfield registers.

A guide only, from official open data; it is not a planning search. Flood zones cover rivers and sea, not surface water.

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9 other applications at this property, newest first.

Source: Babergh Mid Suffolk

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